Artuqids of Kayfa & Amid. Nasir al-Din Mahmud. AH 597-619 / AD 1200-1222. Æ Dirham (30mm, 9.09 g, 1h). Unnamed (Hisn Kayfa or Amid) mint. Dated AH 615 (AD 1218/9). Near VF.Electronic Auction 559 Islamic, Bronze Sold For $ 100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Artuqids of Kayfa & Amid. Nasir al-Din Mahmud. AH 597-619 / AD 1200-1222. Æ Dirham (30mm, 9.09 g, 1h). Unnamed (Hisn Kayfa or Amid) mint. Dated AH 615 (AD 1218/9). Male figure, holding dagger and reins, on lion right; Artuqid tamgha to left, name of Abbasid caliph around / Name and title of Nasir al-Din Mahmud and Ayyubid overlord in three lines; name and titles of Abbasid caliph and AH date in ornamental chain around. Whelan Type II, 158-9; S&S Type 17.1; Album 1823.2. Earthen green and brown patina. Near VF. Overstruck on an uncertain undertype . |